Septic Tank Drainfield Materials

Septic solutions carries infiltrator im series polyethylene septic tanks in 500 gallon 1000 gallon and 1500 gallon.

Septic tank drainfield materials.

While the solids dissolve and break down in the tank liquids flow from the tank and through pipes in the. The name refers to the construction of the drainfield. A septic drain field a septic tank and associated piping compose a septic system. Weather they are constructed using chambers pipe and stone type a or type b area beds or shallow buried trenches their function is the same.

Many people with septic system problems such as odor slow draining sinks and tubs gurgling pipes backups and sewage water ponding in their yard mistakenly assume the cause of these issues is their septic tank. All of our septic tanks must be picked up at our illinois facility. Septic tanks last from 15 to 30 years. Septic tank to catch solids and treatment area to dispose of liquid waste effluent slower percolation rates due to poorly draining soil with clay bedrock high ground water proximity to a creek or other complications require larger treatment areas.

This however is not true. A geofabric or similar material is then placed on top of the trench so sand dirt and other contaminants do not. Shop menards for septic tanks and septic drain field chambers that are available in a variety of styles and sizes to meet your project needs. Unfortunately drain fields also known as leach fields do not last that long.

If placed in an area with good ground absorption a drain field can last up to 10 years. A drain field is designed to allow liquid from the septic tank to absorb into the ground. Building a septic drain field is time consuming but pays off in the long run. Drainfields are installed using a variety of construction techniques.

Without these a septic tank is little more. Every septic system except the cesspool has two distinct components. Septic drain fields also called leach fields or leach drains are subsurface wastewater disposal facilities used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges after anaerobic digestion in a septic tank organic materials in the liquid are catabolized by a microbial ecosystem. The most common cause of septic system problems and failure is their septic system absorption component more commonly known as a drainfield becoming.

Online orders and products purchased in store qualify for rebate redemption. Mail in rebate is in the form of merchandise credit check valid in store only. We also carry a fiberglass 1000 gallon septic tank.